Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal today vowed to stop Punjab’s waters from flowing into Rajasthan, asserting the next SAD government would divert water flowing into the Rajasthan feeder canal to irrigate the fields of Punjab.Addressing a rally as part of the ‘Punjab Bachao, Sukhbir Singh Badal Lyao’ campaign of the party at the grain market in Amarkot, the SAD president said, “We will undo the discrimination done to the state by the Congress which gave away half of our river waters to Rajasthan in contravention of the riparian principle which is clear that river water belongs to the state in which it flows.”Being flanked by the party’s Khemkaran halqa incharge Virsa Singh Valtoha, the SAD chief also announced that once the SAD formed the government in 2027, it would end gangster culture and drug mafia raj once and for all. “We will change laws to deny such elements bail for 10 years besides auctioning their properties.”Urging people to be aware of the AAP government’s bid to hand over precious real estate to Delhi-based companies, Sukhbir Badal claimed, “Earlier, the SAD stopped the government from giving away 34,000 acres in Ludhiana to private companies at a pittance. Now, the government has decided to hand over real estate in Mohali at half price to handpicked companies. The SAD is committed to cancelling all such auctions and will also proceed against officers who become party to these shady deals,” he added.The SAD president also appealed to Punjabis to stop experimenting with new political parties in every election.Party leader Bikram Singh Majithia talked about the distress of farmers and how farm suicides had increased besides stating that Punjab needed delivery and not dialogue from the AAP government. Others who spoke on the occasion included Virsa Singh Valtoha, Alwinderpal Singh Pakhoke, Gaurav Singh Valtoha, Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa and Sarabjit Singh Jhinjher.


